Korea South
2010
"The Age of Dinosaurs (1st)"
Issue Date |
05.08.2011 |
ID |
Michel: 2780-2783 Scott: Stanley
Gibbons: Yvert: UPU: KR037.10
Category: pR |
Author |
Designer - Jiwon MO |
Stamps in set |
4 |
Value |
250 Won Coelophysis
250 Won Herrerasaurus
340 Won Plateosaurus
340 Won Riojasaurus |
Size (width x height) |
50mm X 33mm |
Layout |
MS of 12 sxtamps: 2 * 4 + 4 (four
stamps setenant, 250mm x150mm) |
Products |
FDC x1
MC MS |
Paper |
White Unwatermarked |
Perforation |
13 |
Print Technique |
Offset, six colors + Intaglio, one color |
Printed by |
Korea Minting and Security Printing
Corporation |
Quantity |
540,000 stamps each |
Issuing Authority |
Korea |
This fascinating animal appeared hundreds of millions years ago to
dominate life on earth for 160 million years only to abruptly go
extinct. During the next three years, dinosaurs of each epochal period
(the Triassic period, the Jurassic period and the Cretaceous period of
the Mesozoic era) will be introduced. As the time when the dinosaur
first appeared, the Mesozoic era's Triassic period lasted from 245
million years to 208 million years ago. Approximately at this time, all
the continents on the earth were clumped together, with the continental
areas being dry and rivers and seaside swarmed with ferns, tall
coniferous trees, ginkgos and cycads.
Note: This set is
the first one with
dinosaur
like perforation.
Herrerasaurus
known as one of the oldest kinds of
dinosaurs, Herrerasaurus had carnivorous features: a big jaw, sharp
teeth, and features favorable for hunting such as long claws and quick
and nimble legs. Being about 3~4 m long and weighing 250~300 kg, it was
a biped ambulatory animal. It inhabited the northwestern areas of
Argentina during the latter part of the Triassic period.
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Coelophysis
as a quick and agile dinosaur, its front legs were very
short and its body except for the tail was a little bigger than a
turkey. In 1947, hundreds of Coelophysis fossils were found in Ghost
Ranch, New Mexico. Unlike other large, carnivorous dinosaurs,
Coelophysis seemed to have lived in groups, moving in herds. Its body
was 3 m at longest and weighed 15-30 kg.
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Plateosaurus
aAs the largest among Triassic-age
dinosaurs, it had a small head, long neck, shorter front legs as
compared to its well-developed hind legs. It walked on four legs. The
big toe had a big claw, which seemed to have been used either for
hunting or as a weapon. Its fossils have been found in more than 50
areas in Europe. This herbivorous dinosaur stood 9 m long and weighed 4
tons.
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Riojasaurus
with legs as thick and
robust as an elephant and a long neck, had a non-proportionally longer
tail, which seemed to have been used either for balance or as a weapon.
It grabbed its food using five, long, front toes. Like other
herbivorous dinosaurs, it had spoon-shaped teeth. It stood 11 m long
and weighed 4.5 tons.
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